The investigative arm of Congress, the GAO "supports the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and helps improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people."

Major Opinion Polls and Surveys

The Harris Poll is "one of the longest running independent opinion polls in the
United States and now is conducted in Western Europe. Policy makers, business
leaders and members of the media all rely on the unquestionable integrity of
this poll to obtain accurate, reliable information on topics as diverse as our
participants."

"For over a quarter of a century, Public Agenda has been providing
unbiased and unparalleled research that bridges the gap between
American leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging
from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and
civility in American life. Nonpartisan and nonprofit, Public Agenda was
founded by social scientist and author Daniel Yankelovich and former
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in 1975."